ernment officials and offered
their camp services and pow-
er ful resources to aid in the
flood relief efforts and try to
provide homes to the people
that were displaced.
“There were going to be some
challenges because the peo-
ple staying in these camps
aren’t oilfield workers and
don’t need the conventional
types of accommodations that
these units are built for,” said
Travis. “We tried to come up
with innovative ideas to ac-
commodate families while
making sure they will be as
happy as can be… Building a
temporary home and commu-
nity is what we are trying to
do.” Their Great Plains camp
in Calgary provides residence
for over 1,000 citizens affect-
ed by the flood and is a camp
that is designed to “look more
like a community. We’re try-
ing to pay attention to the
details to make it more of a
home,” boasts Travis, A prac-
tice they would like to pursue
in all of their camps.
As well as generously devot-
ing time and man-power to
improve the quality of life in
the province, CampCorp leads
the way in ethical business
partnerships with Indigenous
Peoples. The company donat-
ed a $1.2 million camp to Blue
Quills First Nations College
(BQFNC). From that donation,
BQFNC built industry driven
need training to employment
camp life program. The camp
training readiness program
provides mental, emotional,
spiritual and physical well-
ness to students from across
northeastern Alberta.
CampCorp replicated the pro-
gram (through their sister,
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